There are plenty of seemingly innocent products and services out there that are just elaborate ways of getting you to part with your money. They might not try to bamboozle you as obviously as some spammers and con artists, but underneath all the glitz and glamor, they’re still scams.
Redditors have been sharing their opinions about what things they consider to secretly be giant scams after redditor MelteyReddit asked them to share their thoughts on this. In a viral thread, these redditors touched on everything from baby products and printer ink cartridges to a variety of questionable ‘health’ products and multilevel marketing companies. You could argue one way or the other for some of these, but that’s half the fun.
Check out what these people think are total scams, meant to get you to hand over your hard-earned cash, and upvote the opinions that you agree with as well. Disagree with any of these opinions? Know of any other things that you think aren’t much better than actual scams? Share your thoughts in the comment section. Meanwhile, be sure to read Bored Panda’s in-depth interview with the author of the thread, MelteyReddit.
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This might be unpopular but here goes.... The Catholic church. Currently worth 30 billion, the Vatican has 8 billion in assets . In 2014, it was discovered they were hiding 1.1 billion off the books. Why aren't these funds going to the poor? In 2019 it was discovered the Vatican was heavily invested in unreported luxury apartments.
Then there's the ugly stuff all this money is financing; Until 2014, the age of consent in Vatican city was 12. Yes. Twelve - the lowest age of consent in the world. It was only changed after the pedophilia scandal took hold. Then there's the wide history of evils brought on by the church; the ivory trade, castration of young boys (castrada), the Spanish Inquisition, Holocaust denial, cutting funding for the poor with LGBQ ties and on and on....
The Catholic church provides a thin veneer of "good" for their followers, but for centuries they've been feeding corruption beneath the surface and continue to do so.
Convincing every high school kid they NEED to go to university. In reality skilled Trades or another specialized school would be the best route for a lot of people, and the pay can be very good.
One of the great mistakes of recent Western thinking was the decision to push so many of the young towards higher education (and in to degrees of limited use) and away from apprenticeships. This has resulted in heavily indebted graduates who are of no use to the job market and an extreme skill shortage.
Scientology
Redditor MelteyReddit’s question got quite a bit of attention on r/AskReddit. Their thread got 20.2k upvotes and 15.4k comments, while the original poster racked up a whopping 55 awards at the time of writing.
“When I first published my question, I didn't think it would get so much attention. I thought to get a few responses here and there but quickly realized my phone exploded with notifications,” the redditor shared with Bored Panda how they reacted to their post going viral.
“The reason why I think [the question] resonated so well is because it's a very open discussion that can be easily argued about,” they pointed out that there’s quite a bit of nuance in the thread and not everything is as black and white as it seems.
Anything that says it will detox your body. That's what your kidneys are for.
US healthcare system. I went to the ER a few weeks ago for an unknown pain in my chest and overall sh***y feeling. Got slapped with a 1500 bill with what turned out to be viral food poisoning. My brother, who is a doctor, said that was normal. Why the f**k is that normal?!
MelteyReddit personally believes that it’s vital to know where your money is going. “I always try to stay up to date with where my money is going. If you are unsure if something is a scam, you can try looking it up on the internet to see how other people feel about it,” they urged people to do their own background research before purchasing something. What’s more, if your gut says that something’s off, chances are that something fishy is actually going on.
In MelteyReddit’s opinion, there are a few things that stand out and scream that something’s secretly just one big giant scam.
“I think the best way to recognize one is by a few factors, [for example,] if they are really pushy about a product that they wanna sell or if the website design/product design looks fake/rushed. Or if they ask an unreasonable amount of money for their product,” they shared their take on how to recognize hidden scams. “An answer posted a lot on my post was the lottery or casinos. Of course, we can't forget those.”
The author of the post added that they’re thrilled and thankful to everyone who engaged with their thread on r/AskReddit. “I want to thank everyone for answering my post, it means a lot to me!”
Funeral services, preying on the grief of loved ones.
I understand that its really for the living to celebrate their lost loved ones, but when I'm done I just want my family to bury my dead ass in the backyard and throw a bash at the house in my honor. Doubt I'll mind considering I'm dead.
And the prices are crazy. You just lost someone you love and you literally have to wonder how you're going to pay for their funeral.
I used to work in online memorials and a funeral director accidentally sent us an invoice. There was a $500 "transport" fee to move the casket from the chapel to the grave. The chapel was INSIDE the cemetery. It can't have been more than half a mile.
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I've got my urn planned. I've told my eldest for years, they take the funeral money, have me cremated on the cheap, drop the ashes in that, then take the change down the pub and everyone have a drink and tell lies about how I was such a great bloke
When my dad's parents passed away he informed my mom, my siblings, and I that if we had a full funeral for him he'd come back and haunt us. He wanted to be cremated, his ashes spread on the land he grew up on, and for us to invite the town (a tiny town of 300 people) to a bonfire at my parents' house. So, that's what we did. People came and went most of the night and we all celebrated my dad and told stories about his life. It was more about the person that had passed than any formal funeral I've ever been to.
I’ve always said I’ll donate my body to science—-I’ve even looked into giving it to the Body Farm at UT. Utterly horrifies my husband when I float the idea. I keep telling him that, since I won’t be using it anymore (and if it’s in decent shape), why waste it by burying or burning it? Put it to use to increase knowledge, and in the case of the Body Farm, improve Forensic Science, catch and convict more criminals, and get some justice for victims and their families.
They have to turn away of lot of donors so have a plan B
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The most expensive thing for my mom's funeral was RENTING THE COFFIN. Renting. 6 grand! If we had known, we would have just bought one from Costco ffs!
Some states allow natural buriels (no casket), several do not. Something to check into sooner rather than later.
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This is a hard one. I hate funerals. I don't have to see a dead body. I like the tributes...pictures, memories, food and music they liked. That's it. The idea of showing a dead body? Nope. To me a dead body is like an empty house. The occupant has left. I'm not gonna mourn an empty house. A tree would be a nice occupant.
My father was cremated. No picture in the paper no funeral. Just the note that he died which must be done. That's what he wanted. My good friends took me out to dinner. That was it.
And they're now stacking graves to save the land. I don't know. You go to the cemetery to Grandpa's grave and you look and see he's tier 5 down. It kind of takes the solemnity out of it.
Donate your body to medical research. No cost involved, and they eventually cremate and send you the cremains (should you want them). liz
Their as bad as Big Pharma & Health Insurance Companies. The goal is to take from you as much as humanly possible, even if your ass is dead.
the whole "burying bodies in the backyard" thing is actually unsanitary. if the body isnt properly encased, some bodily fluids might leak out into ground water. also the whole 6 ft underground is actually to prevent animals from scavenging as well as to prevent any sort of fumes from leaking out. personally, i prefer to be cremated. after the whole process, its totally hygienic. you also save cash from processing the remains, from purchasing the casket and burial plots. and if the last wishes of the person allows, you can just scatter the ashes and it basically becomes soil.
You do realise that we are organic and non toxic to the planet when dead? We are no different than the flowers that will eventually rot away on a grave and be absorbed by the earth, we don’t suddenly turn radioactive when we die.
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I completely agree. I recently lost my mother unexpectedly and was responsible for planning and paying for her service. Was so rough to get thru and very expressive all together over $7k and it was a small personal service and wasn't open casket. Just the cost of the cremation process, urn, box to bury urn in cemetery, fees for paperwork and cost of dig the grave( already had headstone and grave site purchased from my dads passing years ago) everything besides doin a service was over $3k. In the start over talking about prices i was quoted for around $5k but after everything it was over $7k. The whole thing was awful and I wasn't trying to worry about the money in the moment just wanted to do what my mom would've wanted but it was so stressful and now I'm struggling financially because I had to put the funds out of my savings while being jobless and searching. Me and my girlfriend where lucky to have had enough In savings to cover the bill within a week the funeral home gives a $1k off
I have decided I don't want a funeral. I will be dead and would rather my kids had whatever a funeral would cost. If people want to gather to remember me that would be their business and they can arrange it themselves.
My grandmother died recently and we had a "Celebration of Life" get-together at our local American Legion hall.( She was cremated) we displayed a bunch of pictures and some of her artwork. We let people know via Facebook, etc. We even had it catered. A few hundred people came and it was still less than $1 K. Instead of us all sitting quietly and somberly, we told stories about her and chatted with people we haven't seen in years. It was wonderful!!
Yes definitely! I've had to bury my wife (at 48), my dad and my mother all in the last 5 yrs. 28,000 dollars later and I'm still paying out for grounds keeping, maintenance and get this, "Security of graveyard" !
The money involved in burying a loved one is so phenomenally high that it should be illegal. Talk about kicking someone when they are down, what could possible be worse than this?
Easy solution to ease the burden from your family. Many funeral homes now offer “pre-paid” cremation services for under $2,000. I’m registered with a company called Neptune. I carry a plastic card in my wallet, and no matter where I might be in the world…my body will be collected, cremated, and the ashes will be sent to my daughter.
In the UK recently, lots of adverts on the TV about just cremation, no funeral service because (supposedly) many people don't want and can't afford it. I don't actually know anyone that likes the idea, and no idea how popular it is.
Dontae to medical research. You are training NEW DOCTORS and free cremation!
"Doubt I'll mind considering I'm dead." LOL AND OH-SO-TRUE! Thanks for making my day!
When my father suddenly died, well before our inadequate insurance paid he was released to the funeral home who then gave me a call demanding payment in full before they would release his ashes or proceed with any service. I wiped out all my savings. I am getting my will changed to dispose of me and cut out the predators.
My sister had a plot, but it would cost $1,100 to open it and return the dirt to it. I told Notre Dame Cemetery to give me a couple of shovels and I'd do it myself.
If they buried you in the backyard, years from now when someone is putting in a pool and finds your skeleton, your family will have some explaining to do. Funerals are expensive though, everyone finds a way to make money. I think I was charged 1800 dollars for an obituary that ran in the local paper. I let my mom write it, thinking that would give her something to do.
I’ve already told my family to donate what they can of me and burn the rest.
I'm in UK and I just paid a cremation company who will collect the body, cremate it with no mourners, no service, then return the ashes to the family, all for less than a third of the price of a normal funneral. Havve told my family to scatter the ashes and then have a party. It is all paid for up front so no worry for the family about paying for it
There 8s a monopoly that has taken over most funeral homes now. They keep the local employees and change as little as possible but a huge percentage of them are all owned by one company so they have been able to keep increasing the cost cause you really don't have other 0ptions because any others in town actually have the same owner.
This is why my husband and I are being cremated, so the kids don`t have to worry about the expense.
That what I told my hubby. Cremate me, dig a hole in the backyard, plant a tree & throw party!
I want a biodegradable coffin with maybe a tree or rose bush planted on top. I don’t even want to be embalmed. I’m dead I really could careless what my funeral is like. I’d rather people celebrate my death not be miserable
My mum says the same thing. We spend thousands in a coffin & either bury it or cremate it. Mum wants to be put in a cardboard box & thrown in the sea, like a Viking. 💕
Check your local regulations. There may not even be a need for a funeral director, back when I worked as one, the service fee was over $2000. It’s for things you can generally yourself! Do you really need to pay someone for every step of the process? Maybe not. Find out beforehand.
Yes, they know you're in mourning and distraut. They will take advantage of you worse that a used car salesmen.
My brother and I have an agreement, when one of us dies, the other will cremate our body and dispose of. Like don't pay for no funeral or waste of material to sit and contaminate our soil. Make a road trip out of it, have a banging party to celebrate our life and then move on. We seriously said to use the money for booze instead😂
In most of the South, you can still conduct 100% of a family members funeral and burial in your backyard, if that's what you want. My son wants a funeral pyre, I may not be able to pull that one off.
It's a vicious industry. A loved one's casket cost $10,000. It is a box that you put in the ground and hopefully is never seen again.
I feel like this is quite the USA-advertising/pushing the sales problem. From experience within the funeral industry in the UK, people tend to want to go fancy as a grief response but it's fine when they downscale later (very common one is "actually we don't want the second limo and the horse-drawn hearse"). Sure there's a few bad places as with any independent businesses, but the majority just want to respect the deceased and family - it costs because anything involving specialist equipment, vehicles & staff costs, but not extortionate.
Just fyi - average here is probably £4000 but half that's by choice. Basic pickup, in-house ceremony, hearse rental & cremation is £2000. Direct cremation (no ceremony) is £1000. These fees are mostly for the use of the machinery, vehicles, staff hire, health&safety, hygiene products etc. If you can't afford it, like being on benefits, the government provides funeral allowance or pays completely.
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Thank God my family was from the group that said "Eh...just cremate me and toss me somewhere." With three family members dying in less than 3 years, we would have been wiped out financially if we had to do the big funeral services.
my grandparents have funeral savings. in Romania funerals are ridiculously expensive, considering people are generally poor, especially old retired people. on a Romanian funeral you have to pay for: priest, his clique, coffin, food and drinks for all the people attending, and they can be hundreds, various things to give away in this case per "tradition": towels, candles, various nakery products etc. I saved a special mention for the grave diggers because those f**kers gather like 6 or 7 of them, only 2 actually dig the grave and all ask to be paid the same. so yeah, biggest scam of all times. you wanna get rich open a funeral home.
A terrible pet peeve of mine. Now there are "natural burials" - coffins without liners, &c. "Innovative"? Jewish burials have always (as in, since before Jesus) required plain coffins, no metal except hinges & handles, no liners, NEVER open. People are buried in winding sheets. No vaults, no pillows. "From dust are we made, from dust we return".....
Funeral services and the associated cost is one of the evils generated by religion. Religion is what sold people on the idea that the dead are still "here" by reasons unfathomable to me and the funeral industry takes advantage of this because uncle Joe Bob Billy deserves the most fantastic mahogany home to take him through his eternal life.
While I don't want a funeral either, I'm also disturbed by the notion that we should only celebrate the dead. I've lost too many people, perhaps - I know that I, myself, find it difficult and all the more painful to squash down my grief and paste on a smile. So my instructions are, Do what you want. Memorializing is for the living, not the dead.
Donate your body. Not necessarily to science, but medical students need to practice. When they are alerted of your passing, they come pick up the body and there is never a charge. The down side is that you don't even get their ashes. But hey, memories. This is in the U.S.
Throw my carcass on a pit, I don't care. The world is for the living, not for the dead.
My family has been ordered to send my body for donation. First, the live-usable parts: eyes, liver, lungs, heart, kidneys, skin, etc etc. Then on to the school of medicine for anything else they may be able to utilize. After that, who cares? It was never MINE in the first place, just a loaner.
If you haven't already, Brandi, you might want to contact the institution (medical school, research center, etc.) you intend to donate your body to. When I donated mine to my university's med school I had to fill out forms and sign off on it. I also carry a card with me that notifies responders, etc. not to forward my body to the county morgue (as is standard practice) but to the med school instead...if it is sent to the morgue that will negate the possibility of being able to donate it. Something to check into, at any rate.
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i can't bury my dad out back? his dad passed this down to him, and now its down to me....i can't bury him here? environmental concerns? motherf***er's biodegradable, ain''t he?? he ain't contaminating ground water, you made us hook into city water thirty years ago!! aaaaaaakkk!!
I've told my family I want a direct cremation with no viewing, etc. Then have a party where you tell "remember that time this m**o did (fill in the blank about something stupid, funny, etc that I did while alive" stories and laugh/cry/laugh some more.
Increasingly people are going for cremation only. Expensive flamboyant funerals are such a waste of money; the dead could not give a toss because they are dead, those paying the bill are pouring away money they could have a lot more fun with, and everyone else just feels sad.
It's for the living, but the living often inflict things they don't enjoy on other mourners because "it's what they would have wanted". No. The dead don't care. And if they do, they have no way to prove its what they wanted. I want X, but will get Y because it's what the grieving people want, but don't want to admit it's what they want.
That is what wills are for, NsG...to "prove it's what they wanted" and ensure that the deceased's wishes are carried out. A will is legally binding, and though they can be contested the last word belongs to the dead. Also, I just have to say that family members who go against the wishes of the deceased really suck!
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That humans are here to just work and die. No way humans evolved so we can work 5 of 7 days of the week, trying to jam fun in on weekends
Emails and messages from corporates and celebrities that "We are in this together" during the pandemic.
For an earlier article, I’d spoken with one of the mods helping run the r/Scams subreddit, a community that helps support the victims of scams and help inform them about the various ways criminals might try to bamboozle them.
One of the mods told Bored Panda that rudimentary research, education, and preparation all make a huge difference when trying to recognize scams for what they are. Nobody is ever 100% foolproof, no matter how insightful and perceptive they might be, but it’s always better to educate ourselves. Internet scams, in particular, can be more difficult to recognize in some cases because you’re no longer dealing face-to-face with a real-life person.
“When you have a real person in front of you, a typical person will feel shame or guilt at the thought of taking advantage of a person. With the internet, you aren't dealing with a person, but a username and avatar. It is much easier to act maliciously when you don't have a real victim directly in front of you," they explained.
Planned obsolescence.
A bit lacking in elaboration here so: Planned obsolescence is the practice of artificially making a product's lifespan shorter so people will replace it more often. This leads to a massive waste of resources and towering amounts of hardware trash that most often isn't recycled. Poisoning the planet all in the name of profit. If you wonder why phones seem to generally break just in time for a new generation of phones that's why. Nokia bricks was never as profitable as today's iPhones which a lot of people replace semi-anually. Imagine building yourself a house but not making it as sturdy and long lasting as possible. Planned obsolescence is seriously a horrifyingly Earth-destructive strategy. Another good example is light bulbs, which early models could last many years or even decades but today's light bulbs are manufactured to last about a year. Check out "This is why we can't have nice things" by Veritasium on youtube!
The whole baby product industry is based on making parents feel worthless and irresponsible if they don’t shill out for things that will be outgrown or unnecessary in six months.
When my son was born, as soon as I went out with him, even for an hour, I literally took EVERYTHING I could need. My bag weighed tons, but I was like "you never know". A few months later, I took a diaper or two, wipes and something to drink. And I had a lot of stress in less. It's difficult because indeed, as young parents, we take a lot of judgment in our teeth. "Ah, didn't you take (insert here the super crappy trendy thing that everyone considers essential)?" "You only took 12 diapers for an hour's outing ??? how are you going to do it?" "Do you use disposable wipes? I thought you were green?" "Is your stroller a second hand? You should have bought the (insert here a trendy stroller that costs a kidney)" ....
“Online scams also use a lot of tricks to pressure buyers; low prices, pushes to buy now!, taking advantage of someone's kindness or naivete (re: advance check fraud, money mules, etc), or advertising one product and sending another (or nothing at all, by using a fake tracking number). Getting a person to make a decision via high-pressure tactics and preventing them from reflecting and making a sound decision is key," the mod from r/Scams told Bored Panda earlier.
"If a deal is too good to be true, it is. If you see a pair of brand new Apple AirPods advertised for $50, you are not getting an authentic product. There are many counterfeit items out there on the market, and you need to verify authenticity before hitting buy," they said.
"Not only to avoid contributing to the counterfeit market, but because these knockoff products do not always go through the same safety standards of the real item; they may not be UL certified, they may use chemicals or ingredients that are not FDA approved and are unsafe for use on or in the human body, or could cause major harm to human life or property."
Any claim that a 'magic' drink will help you burn fat.
No, no drink or no food can burn that -- that is a pure fabrication.
Ink cartridges for your printer are super cheap to manufacture but the retail price is really high
The wedding industry in the U.S.
$20,000 - $30,000 for a single day, stressful-as-hell event. When I learned a photographer alone runs $5000 minimum I almost puked. And a lot of venues didn’t give a s**t about covid and hosted packed weddings, resulting in deaths because “wE gOtTa MaKe MoNeY sOmEhOw” Absolute slime balls.
Now before all the vendors dog pile me, let me be clear, I’m fully aware why you guys charge as much as you do. I also hope you understand why an average person like me looks at the price and says hell no.
And for those that want a conventional wedding: If you can swing it, do whatever you want. My wife and I did a Sandals all-inclusive vaca/wedding/honeymoon, which has its own pros and cons but still a no-brainer due to the cost and convenience.
A closed friend had a "dream" wedding, very expensive, very "conventional", very "not her". And when I found out the amounts allocated for this wedding, it hurt me a bit, because if I had such an amount, I could have finished paying off the house ... (spoiler alert, this was 15 years ago and the house is not yet reimbursed: D)
Bottled water, looking at you Nestlé
I've only ever bought bottled water when I was in a jam - whenever I needed water and couldn't get tap water easily. I've never understood why anybody would waste their money on bottled water.
Instagram fitness model meal plans. I cant believe people still pay them a lot of money for cookie cut meal plans and fitness advice. They are literally just pulling s**t off of google, copy paste your name, and make you think its personalized for you. Taking advantage of dumb people who are desperate to lose weight. Its pitiful on both sides.
I would not call them dumb or pitifull, I would say "Hopefull" or "Desperate"
Any online course promising to teach you how to make money
I basically make 80000-1000000000000 per day>>>>>>>omg so life changing>>>>>>>work online>>>>>>>*insert sketchy link*
Two-party political systems. They seem to be in opposition to each other but in reality take "donations" from the same entities to further their agendas, so the sense of choice is mostly false in reality.
All multi-level marketing companies.
They tell you that all you have to do Is get 5 people to sign up and they each get 5 people to sign up, etc. Except these are not mathematical geniuses running these companies. By the time you get about 12 levels deep, you’ve surpassed the entire population of the Earth. It’s a good lesson in exponents.
Just look at who falls for them, in huge numbers, and you’ll see why they don’t want the best and brightest. They don’t intend for anybody to do anything but spend money buying stock to sell.
Companies saying their employees are valuable to them and they care about their employees.
Casinos.
All of the casinos in my state are video poker and video slot machines. There are barely any table games left.
No one is happy, no one is having fun. It's just a room full of zombies feeding the machines and losing money. Every person I talk to is convinced that they know the secret formula to win. You cannot win.
It might sound trivial but the old slots were just a spinning reel. These new machines are extremely addictive. The way the lights flash and the sounds go off like: Bing Bing BING. WINNER of 40 cents. The entire thing is a psychology hack to give people the impression that they're winning when they're not.
We have a new Casino near where I live. I stopped in because they were offering a free buffet. I walked around and saw one person sit down and start to win hand over fist on a video slot. People crowded around the person. This person made thousands in minutes. Then got up and disappeared into the crowd but I followed and saw this "Winner" sneak into an employee only door. This person was paid to pretend to win.
College tuition. I graduated with a B.S. Information Technology and Computer Science. Working at a job and earning just as much as my coworkers who didn’t go to college and earned certifications. They have zero debt, while I’m $40k in the hole.
Dude I'll be getting into uni next month and my fees are about $300/yr for a STEM/CS deg that includes tuition and lodging along with food coz it's sponsored by government. For places that aren't sponsored you may have to shell out $4000-5000/yr and that's pretty reasonable
Trying to look good for men by reading women's magazine articles! Throw those magazines away, take good care of yourself, make the best of what you've got and don't be defined by someone else's expectations of what you should be.
Recycling plastics.
Less than 10% of plastic waste is actually recycled.
Why not just ban the use of single use plastics? It is easy - and quite a few countries have taken major steps in this direction. We can (and have in the past) relied on glass bottles, paper bags, paper straws, card burger containers, card ear bud shafts etc. etc.. Profits need not be affected (heaven forbid!) and most/many consumers would tolerate the tiny increase in prices.
The five day work week
Apple cables
The apple eco-system - all of it. Intentionally created to be product specific, always technically behind the current technology standards - creates an obscene amount of waste... all to lock people in.
In the US, doing my own taxes. The government literally has all my info and can do it for me, but their excuse is that "but Americans like doing their own taxes!". No. I especially don't like being forced to pay for a service like TurboTax either.
In my country taxes are done on a government's website, where most of the info is already inserted and I just have to check it or can add some extra expenses (such as giving back education/housing loan). It takes no more than 15 minutes once a year
Essential Oils being marketed as having these major health benefits/as treatment for illnesses. The only exception being clearing your sinuses. Some essential oils actually do pretty good work in that regard (at least for me personally... mileage will vary I'm sure).
The entire working economy is a scam. You bust your ass for half of your waking hours, at least, then get told that your work is worthless and you don't deserve basic needs... even though your rich owners are making millions in profit off of your "worthless" labor?
The "All natural" market/label. Means nothing.
Gluten free. Most people are not gluten intolerant, it's just a fad they need to follow.
Adobe’s subscription based monopoly
Dude, just search on Google and you'll find so many alternatives. Maybe try watching Linus Tech Tips video on how they made videos without using any Adobe product
College… TEXTBOOKS
non-GMO food
GMOs are safe, we have been unknowingly doing this for thousands of years. Now we just have a more reliable,safe and fast way to do it.
This. People need to understand that selective farming, e.g. taking only the seeds of the most productive plants for next year, is selection based on genetic mutations and therefore LITERALLY IS genetic modification, just on a slow term and based on observation rather than design.
Adulthood because kids think it’s great but it’s not
Adulthood rocks. I'm 43, my other half is 42. 13 years going strong. No kids = no stress, no drama, no school/government/etc hassle, a lot more money, travel when we want, sleep when we want etc. Basically 2 peeps in their 40's still living like we're 18. You get the life you make for yourself by good planning, and not letting the energy stealers, Karens and drama-people in. Again, adulthood is awesome :D
Pretty much anything that says it will enlarge your penis
Herbalife
Eating/drinking raw eggs. The proteins found in eggs only become useful to your body after the structures are changed by applying heat aka cooking them.
There's not only no point choking back a raw egg. You're also absorbing less protein from it than if you were to cook it.
"Cooked eggs have a bioavailability of around 91% for protein, while protein from raw eggs only is 50% bioavailable (Evenepoel et al., 1998)."
Insurance, health insurance in particular. The whole concept is pay into a pool on the off chance that something happens you can get some kind of reimbursement which sounds fair on the whole, but is so often bogged down with unfair terms and conditions that many get screwed over. This on top of predatory policies and greedy salespeople means a whole lot of people get [screwed] over.
That depends heavily on the country and honestly, I think it‘s a major reason why universal health care has such a bad reputation in the USA. I was in a bad car accident two years back and had no trouble at all with neither car nor health insurance, which I am very grateful for because I had enough to worry about at that time.
Tiktok. They now have an event where they pay you $40 if you refer a friend. It’s clearly selling your private information, but people ask their friends to be referred like crazy.
Realtors, probably the most overpaid, under qualified profession. The commission based comp is crippling for some sellers, and if you try to sell on your own (FSBO), they will steer all their buyers away from you.
Having a royal family. It’s bonkers in this day and age that a country as grown up as Britain has a monarch that costs us all money, just for privilege of having her. A literal Queen, wearing a crown, who believes that she was sent by God to sit on a gold throne. And we have to sing a song asking for her longevity at football games. The royal family are a scam, cost us too much money and are currently harbouring a nonce to boot.
It's image also brings in a lot of tourists, helps sell loads of souvenirs, and overall adds to the economy. It would be interesting to know not just the cost, but also the value of having a royal family. Also it seems that countries with royal families tend to be more stable during crises.
Paying for college in the United States.
Corporate owned apartment complexes tacking on hundreds of extra dollars in monthly fees on top of rent. Mandatory cable TV packages, parking fees (on a flat surface lot, with no assigned parking), valet trash. All a scam and just a way for them to pocket incremental sales on top of rent.
Isn't this only a high-end complex thing, ..for Luxury Apartments and Condos for people who make the top 1% of income? It is in Boston...I know many complexes on the waterfront do, but...who else but a top earner can afford 7k in rent a month, and why would they complain if they could? LOL.
NFTs.
There will be a market for these in some form, but we are hip-deep in the rowdy, scam-filled early days.
Chiropractors. "The only way I can help is if you come see me 3 times a week for as long as you live."
I feel so much better after a visit to the chiropractor (once or twice a year) that I fail to understand the scam. I wanted my back to feel better and it does after I leave, service given, service paid for. Where was the scam?
Fifa games
I know this post was meant for the video games (I've checked the reddit post) but it could also apply to actual real football (or soccer for US) games.
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Surprised no one said Fashion. People making gaudy ridiculous clothing that couldn't cover a butterflies a$$ and charging $5,000 - $10,000 for the privilege of wearing the label. And how about the awards shows like the Emmy's and Oscar's that are an opportunity for celebs to wear those gaudy dresses and over-priced jewelry and for the film industry to sell more films (future film: "From the Oscar-Winning Director of blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.)
And even during an economic crisis fashion companies make too much money.
Load More Replies... Most of these have to do with the goal of maximum profit and unfortunately it will get worse because anyone against it are usually called a communist.
Maximized profits for corporations, enabled by governments persuaded to de-regulate. The goal is to get as much cash in flow and out of savings. If you keep the roller coaster rolling it may dip but it will never crash. (And if we all clap loudly and endlessly, either Tinkerbell is still alive or Stalin won’t have us shot - I forget which).
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The USA military-industrial complex. We just wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of lives in Afghanistan. It's a scam that both parties continually vote for. It's our biggest source of pollution. Pollution exacerbates climate change. And climate change exacerbates conflicts, wars, mass-migrations, and instability.
Unfortunately pretty much all of these things are tied to one thing; the profit motive. Until humans get past that motive, nothing will really cha
And is there any way to ever get rid of the profit motive?
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I would add: Raw food diets. The human body is uniquely adapted to utilize cooked food, (see our small jaws and teeth compared with other primates) with raw food being only a small part of our intake. Trying to survive on raw foods alone is a poor strategy long-term.
People "are revealing" scams? Let me reveal that the wording of this headline is a bit much. These reveals aren't quite Pulitzer prize worthy. Not sure BoredPanda needs to be so clickbaity.
What is wrong with profit? I never understood people who think making money is a bad thing. All of you have to pay for whatever device you are using, the internet service, the electricity, hell the food that keeps you alive. You couldn't have any of that if YOU didn't make a profit. And if you say it's just the companies etc that make too much. Well, they take on exponentially greater risk, and put out exponentially more capital to make those "obscene" profits, than you do for your paycheck. It's all about scale. To make huge profits, it cost you. To make your minimum wage doesn't take much of anything beside showing up.
Human reproduction, unplanned in specific where I live. And social media of course.
Another one, (for the US) is A Place For Mom. We made the mistake of trying them for assisted living for an aging parent, they were relentless is their pursuit of us until I finally threatened to call an attorney. I did my own research and found a place that was not only ideal, but wasn't on any of the Place For Mom lists. A Place For Mom is a huge scam.
Multi-billionaire team owners who threaten to re-locate if most or all of the new stadium, that will replace the old stadium that is perfectly usable & profitable, isn't paid for by anyone but themselves. They'll charge insane prices for personal seat licenses, (huge fees that give you the *right* to buy $200 game tickets) keep all parking, concession, tv income, advertising & stadium naming rights, charge $11 for a domestic beer, pay nothing zero rent & get massive breaks from city, state & federal taxes. Most days, especially for American football, the stadium will sit idle, generating zero dollars.
Taxes. I used to be extremely pro taxes because they are supposed to be to sustain the social system, to help people in need, finance schools and healthcare. It is all bullshit. I spent my entire life paying taxes, same as my parents and my partner, but then when I became ill and disabled nobody gives a crap about me. My country (Spain) wont help because I migrated and my new country (Belgium) wont lift a finger because I am foreigner (and not human in their eyes I guess). They even threatened me with deportation solely for asking if I coukd get help (financially but also supprot groups, legal advice etc). My partner pays almost 50% of his salary in taxes all to be told that his disabled girlfriend wont get a cent when I need it. All while forcing me to get a extremely expensive insurance because I cant work. F**k them. I wish I did tax evasion all my life.
I thought the EU heaven that includes Spain and Belgium would have protected and helped you.
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Surprised no one said Fashion. People making gaudy ridiculous clothing that couldn't cover a butterflies a$$ and charging $5,000 - $10,000 for the privilege of wearing the label. And how about the awards shows like the Emmy's and Oscar's that are an opportunity for celebs to wear those gaudy dresses and over-priced jewelry and for the film industry to sell more films (future film: "From the Oscar-Winning Director of blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.)
And even during an economic crisis fashion companies make too much money.
Load More Replies... Most of these have to do with the goal of maximum profit and unfortunately it will get worse because anyone against it are usually called a communist.
Maximized profits for corporations, enabled by governments persuaded to de-regulate. The goal is to get as much cash in flow and out of savings. If you keep the roller coaster rolling it may dip but it will never crash. (And if we all clap loudly and endlessly, either Tinkerbell is still alive or Stalin won’t have us shot - I forget which).
Load More Replies... The USA military-industrial complex. We just wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of lives in Afghanistan. It's a scam that both parties continually vote for. It's our biggest source of pollution. Pollution exacerbates climate change. And climate change exacerbates conflicts, wars, mass-migrations, and instability.
Unfortunately pretty much all of these things are tied to one thing; the profit motive. Until humans get past that motive, nothing will really cha
And is there any way to ever get rid of the profit motive?
Load More Replies... I would add: Raw food diets. The human body is uniquely adapted to utilize cooked food, (see our small jaws and teeth compared with other primates) with raw food being only a small part of our intake. Trying to survive on raw foods alone is a poor strategy long-term.
People "are revealing" scams? Let me reveal that the wording of this headline is a bit much. These reveals aren't quite Pulitzer prize worthy. Not sure BoredPanda needs to be so clickbaity.
What is wrong with profit? I never understood people who think making money is a bad thing. All of you have to pay for whatever device you are using, the internet service, the electricity, hell the food that keeps you alive. You couldn't have any of that if YOU didn't make a profit. And if you say it's just the companies etc that make too much. Well, they take on exponentially greater risk, and put out exponentially more capital to make those "obscene" profits, than you do for your paycheck. It's all about scale. To make huge profits, it cost you. To make your minimum wage doesn't take much of anything beside showing up.
Human reproduction, unplanned in specific where I live. And social media of course.
Another one, (for the US) is A Place For Mom. We made the mistake of trying them for assisted living for an aging parent, they were relentless is their pursuit of us until I finally threatened to call an attorney. I did my own research and found a place that was not only ideal, but wasn't on any of the Place For Mom lists. A Place For Mom is a huge scam.
Multi-billionaire team owners who threaten to re-locate if most or all of the new stadium, that will replace the old stadium that is perfectly usable & profitable, isn't paid for by anyone but themselves. They'll charge insane prices for personal seat licenses, (huge fees that give you the *right* to buy $200 game tickets) keep all parking, concession, tv income, advertising & stadium naming rights, charge $11 for a domestic beer, pay nothing zero rent & get massive breaks from city, state & federal taxes. Most days, especially for American football, the stadium will sit idle, generating zero dollars.
Taxes. I used to be extremely pro taxes because they are supposed to be to sustain the social system, to help people in need, finance schools and healthcare. It is all bullshit. I spent my entire life paying taxes, same as my parents and my partner, but then when I became ill and disabled nobody gives a crap about me. My country (Spain) wont help because I migrated and my new country (Belgium) wont lift a finger because I am foreigner (and not human in their eyes I guess). They even threatened me with deportation solely for asking if I coukd get help (financially but also supprot groups, legal advice etc). My partner pays almost 50% of his salary in taxes all to be told that his disabled girlfriend wont get a cent when I need it. All while forcing me to get a extremely expensive insurance because I cant work. F**k them. I wish I did tax evasion all my life.
I thought the EU heaven that includes Spain and Belgium would have protected and helped you.
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